Photo: Billwhittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in West Liberty, IA: what to set up and who to call
West Liberty runs its own electric utility, City of West Liberty. Tap water in West Liberty comes from West Liberty Water Utility, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Liberty, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in West Liberty.
Power comes from City of West Liberty
City of West Liberty (City of West Liberty - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves 98.5% of West Liberty residents.
Start or move service: cityofwestlibertyia.org · (319) 627-4314
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from West Liberty Water Utility
West Liberty Water Utility supplies almost all of West Liberty. It draws ground water and serves 3,938 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IA7073010.
6 home internet providers serve West Liberty
100% of 1,231 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 25/3 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 17% | 500/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have West Liberty’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Liberty.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
West Liberty is in West Liberty Community School District.
DSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
West Liberty is in ZIP code 52776
ZIP codes where West Liberty residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Liberty | ZIP’s residents in West Liberty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52776 | West Liberty, IA | 100% | 75% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in West Liberty
Who supplies West Liberty’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Liberty Water Utility (EPA ID IA7073010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Liberty?
City of West Liberty (City of West Liberty - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve West Liberty?
West Liberty Telephone Company, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Liberty?
52776. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Liberty in?
West Liberty Community School District.
How do I register to vote in West Liberty?
In Iowa you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Muscatine County Auditor. Check your registration at sos.iowa.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.